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Sarcomas are rare and difficult to treat. Fewer doctors have experience diagnosing and treating these cancers. Multiple studies have shown improved outcomes for patients when treated at sarcoma centers with multidisciplinary teams and high patient volumes.
To address this need for specialized care, 喵咪社区 has expanded its 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program. The 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program is the home of experts who deliver advanced treatments and individualized care for all types of sarcomas.
The 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program brings together specialists of 喵咪社区 Orthopaedic Surgery and 喵咪社区 Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. 喵咪社区 Orthopaedic Surgery, part of Keck Medicine, is one of the most comprehensive orthopedic programs in the United States, offering expertise in diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of a wide array of orthopedic issues. 喵咪社区 Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine, is one of the original eight Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
鈥淲e are excited that 喵咪社区 has assembled an outstanding team of experienced sarcoma experts,鈥� says J. Dominic Femino, MD, chief of musculoskeletal oncology in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of 喵咪社区 and with the 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program. 鈥淲e have the support and expertise to provide the best and most innovative treatments for our patients.鈥�
鈥淥ur team is positioned to provide cutting-edge, innovative therapies to our patients, which will have a profound impact on their disease,鈥� says Mark Agulnik, MD, a medical oncologist with the 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program.
As part of an academic health system, the 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program renders the most advanced and innovative treatments available. These specialists are leading research in the sarcoma field, helping pioneer sarcoma treatment. Here, patients have access to innovative clinical trials at the forefront of sarcoma diagnosis and treatment.
喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program specialists are experts in orthopedic surgery and surgery, radiation and medical oncology, pathology and musculoskeletal radiology, collaborating to deliver the best in multidisciplinary care. Together, the team creates an individualized treatment plan most effective for each patient鈥檚 unique sarcoma type, stage and needs.
The 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program treats all bone and soft tissue sarcomas, including:
The 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program integrates sarcoma treatments including: surgery, radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), cryoablation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other targeted therapies.
The program鈥檚 wide range of treatments includes:
A team of surgeons specializes in the latest techniques to remove tumors and preserve limbs. Unique, minimally invasive surgical interventions are used to not only ablate a lesion but also to support and reconstruct bone defects using a patient鈥檚 bone. Specialists apply unique prosthetic devices to reconstruct not only large segments of bone but large segments of bone and joints together. They also perform soft tissue reconstructions using allograft soft tissues.
Last but not least, the 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program works closely with providers to coordinate patient care, from diagnosis and treatment to recovery, guiding all through the complexities of sarcoma treatment.
At the 喵咪社区 Sarcoma Program, best-in-class specialists deliver world-class care and advanced treatments for all types of sarcomas. The program鈥檚 sarcoma experts are specialists in orthopedic surgery, surgery, radiation and medical oncology, pathology and musculoskeletal radiology and collaborate to deliver true, multidisciplinary care for optimal outcomes.
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